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Can Acupuncture Benefit Surgical Patients With Haemorrhagic Stroke?

NCT01037894 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 55

Last updated 2013-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose is to establish whether acupuncture in addition to conventional rehabilitation programme can improve the functional outcome and quality of life of surgical patients with haemorrhagic stroke, as compared to conventional rehabilitation programme alone.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture from physiotherapist (with accredited training in acupuncture) in Shatin Hospital, three sessions per week for six weeks, and each session 30 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Conventional rehabilitation

In-patient physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • George KC Wong · Division of Neurosurgery, CUHK

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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